Kaw YT, Esparza AR. Solitary pleural amyloid nodules occurring as coin lesions diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Diagn Cytopathol 1991;
7:304-7. [PMID:
1879270 DOI:
10.1002/dc.2840070319]
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Abstract
Solitary pleural amyloid nodule is rare and radiologically can mimic neoplastic lesions. This report describes two cases of this entity diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy in patients without systemic amyloid deposits. The histologic, ultrastructural, and cytologic features are described.
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